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About Violeta
Why Visit Portugal?
Portugal is one of the countries you can’t but fall in love with at first sight. Located in Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal borders Spain on two sides, North and East, and the Atlantic Ocean on the other two sides.
The relatively low cost of living in Portugal makes this country extremely attractive to expats seeking for retirement abroad. Many of them buy properties for renovation and turn them into wonderful and welcoming homes. I lived for one winter in Algarve and I loved it. That’s when I got the idea to start Violeta’s Travel Blog.
Tourists from all over the world come to Portugal to visit the magnificent castles in Sintra, to experience the breathtaking Lisbon sunsets, to enjoy a game of golf, beach time, surfing and sun tanning in the Algarve, to tour the wineries on Douro Valley, and to marvel at Porto’s churches and buildings covered in the iconic blue tiles known as azulejos.
Famous Portugal Landmarks
The best things to see in Portugal include but aren’t limited to:
- Lisbon sunsets
- Jeronimos Monastery
- Belem Tower
- Castelo de Sao Jorge
- Carmo Convent Lisbon
- Pena National Palace & Park
- Sintra National Palace
- Quinta da Regaleira
- Castelo dos Mouros
- Oceanario de Lisboa
- Santuario de Cristo Rei
- Nazare
- Cascais
- Porto
- Evora
- Cabo da Roca
- Cabo de Sao Vicente
- Sagres
- Silves Moorish Castle
- Obidos
- Madeira
- Fatima
- Coimbra
- Benagil
- Amarante
- Vilamoura
- Elvas
 Basic Facts about PortugalÂ
Location:
Southwestern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. The Atlantic archipelagos of Madeira and Azores Islands also belong to Portugal.
Language:
Portuguese
Currency:
Euro
Population:
According the Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, as of 2021 Portugal counted 10.34 million people
Capital City:
Lisbon
Important cities:
Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Amadora, Braga, Funchal, Coimbra, Setubal, Almada, Ahualva-Cacem, Queluz, Rio Tinto, Barreiro, Aveiro, Viseu, Odivelas, Leiria, Matosinhos, Guimaraes, and Faro.
Surface area:
92,212 sq km
Timezone:
Mainland Portugal: Western European Standard Time (GMT)
Azores: GMT -1
Driving side:
Right
Power Plugs & Standard Voltage in Portugal:
Portugal uses the same electricity standards as other countries in Europe. The standard voltage supply is 230 V, at frequency of 50 Hz.
There are two electricity plug types that work in Portugal: Type C and Type F. These two types aren’t exactly interchangeable. The type C plug, however, has slightly thinner prongs than type F, so it will fit both C and F power outlets.
Frequent travelers may want to buy a universal travel plug adapter link this one, here.